LaTonya Sims

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LaTonya Sims
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Personal information
Born (1979-01-08) January 8, 1979 (age 45)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school Racine Park High School
College Wisconsin
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

LaTonya Sims (Tonya Sims) (born January 8, 1979) is an American former basketball player for the Polish professional basketball league(PLKK) in Europe and the WNBA. She was a back-to-back girls' high school basketball All-American and Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year for Racine Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin. [1] In 1997, she was named a first team high school All-American and rated the fifth best prospect in the country, making her the highest rated girls' basketball prospect in Wisconsin to date. She was also named Miss Wisconsin Basketball and went on to play for the University of Wisconsin. [2]

In 2003 she was signed by the Minnesota Lynx, although she did not make the opening day roster. [3] [4]

In 2013, she was inducted into the Racine County sports Hall of Fame. [5]

Wisconsin statistics

Source [6]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
1997-98Wisconsin3150.2%-65.7%6.900.710.611.0012.65
1998-99Wisconsin3248.2%29.4%69.5%6.701.030.841.4718.00
1999-00Wisconsin3341.9%27.1%67.6%8.361.460.851.5814.61
2000-01Wisconsin2846.1%29.0%76.9%6.402.100.601.0014.50
Career12446.4%28.5%69.4%7.111.300.741.2814.98
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
1997-98Wisconsin311523030088134214221931392
1998-99Wisconsin322224611034123177213332747577
1999-00Wisconsin331774221348115170276482852482
2000-01Wisconsin28153332206980104179581829406
Career124704151843151406585882161921591857

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References

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  2. "The illustrious basketball career (and professional career) of Racine's LaTonya Sims". Journal Times. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. "Lynx: Lynx Sign Five Players". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. "WNBA.com: 2003 WNBA Transactions". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. "Racine County Sports Hall of Fame". www.rcsportshall.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.